Henri Sévérin Béland (Minister of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment; Minister presiding over the Department of Health)
Liberal
Mr. BELAND:
Yes.
Subtopic: SOLDIERS' CIVIL RE-ESTABLISHMENT
Mr. BELAND:
Yes.
Mr. ROSS (Kingston):
And to hand it over to the provincial authorities or some one else.
Mr. BELAND:
To the owners; the hospital is under lease.
Mr. ROSS (Kingston):
The point I want to make when the matter comes up for discussion again is that this is only shifting the responsibility in this matter. I will criticise the department in this respect, and at the same time I shall have some suggestions to offer as to how the department could carry its responsibility and still relieve itself of a good deal of its burden. At present, however, the minister says there are only two such institutions. Are there any tubercular cases in Gravenhurst?
Supply-Re-establishment
Mr. BELAND:
There are 32.
Mr. ROSS (Kingston):
Can the minister
tell us how many ex-serviee men are in Gravenhurst not under the care of the Department of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment?
Mr. BELAND:
I have not the information.
Mr. ROSS (Kingston):
Does the minister not know how many there are in that institution not receiving support from the department?
Mr. BELAND:
I have no idea.
Mr. ROSS (Kingston):
Does the minister
know there are nearly 30?
Mr. BELAND:
I do not know.
Mr. CHURCH:
Are you paying for Canadian tubercular patients in the United States and England? The annual report says there are 95 such patients.
Mr. BELAND:
We have tubercular
patients in the United States and in the British Isles, yes.
Mr. HUMPHREY:
Will the minister have available, when next this matter comes up, information as to the number of the staff in the British Columbia unit-Unit J.-on part time as well as those on full time, including medical officers of the Department of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment?
Mr. BELAND:
The hon. member is referring to the number of officials and doctors?
Mr. HUMPHREY:
The officials and doctors of the medical examination branch and the travelling boards.
Mr. BELAND:
Is my hon. friend referring to Vancouver?
Mr. HUMPHREY:
No, I am referring to the whole province.
Mr. BELAND:
We have in J. Unit 6
medical men on full time and six on part time. In Shaughnessy hospital we have three on full time and four on part time. In Victoria we have two medical representatives, one is on full time and one on part time; and in Kamloops we have one representative on part time. This makes a total for that unit of ten on full time and twelve on part time.
Mr. HUMPHREY:
Has the minister any
information available for the year 1921 in regard to this particular matter?